video projection onto ice • sculptural • sonic • elemental • 60 ice blocks • 300 lbs each
9 tons total commissioned for a private event • chicago • sept 2003         

          white fabric is frozen within each ice block in order to act as a projection screen and capture 3 video projections of clouds mixing and merging from dawn till dusk, from slow to rapidly rolling skies, from  details to expansive skyscapes. a crescent shaped pond underneath the wall captures water from the melting ice. the droplets of water fall onto lily pads made of stainless steel. each drop of water triggers a  sensor that is designed to amplify the droplet and manipulate it into various melodic tones.
         clouds are themselves minute particles of water or ice suspended in air. high clouds are composed entirely of ice crystals. when these high ice clouds descend lower in the atmosphere the ice crystals melt and turn to rain.
         1st version of skywall was presented as the multimedia exhibition titled when heaven melts, buddy art exhibition space, chicago, early 2003. slide projections of clouds onto 40lbs suspended ice blocks with manipulated sounds - see video clip below.

producers • peter szollosi & bill bartolotta      rigging • ty russell      sound design • todd carter